pipette

(pi pet′, pī-)

noun

a slender pipe or tube into which small amounts of liquids are taken up by suction, as for measuring

Origin: Fr, dim. of pipe, pipe < VL *pipa: see pipe

transitive verb pipetted, pipetting

to remove, transfer, or measure (liquid) by means of a pipette

See pipette in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also pi·pet

noun

A narrow, usually calibrated glass tube into which small amounts of liquid are suctioned for transfer or measurement.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French, tube

Origin: , diminutive of pipe, pipe

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *pīpa; see pipe

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